1.
Which of the following cloud computing mechanisms can exist as a service agent that monitors and keeps track of communication between cloud service consumers and cloud services for load balancing purposes?
2.
A failover system can increase ___________________and ___________________ by using _______________ technology.
3.
A virtual server is a form of ____________________ software that emulates a(n) ____________________ computer.
4.
The ____________________ is a service agent that can measure the usage of a cloud-based IT resource by a cloud consumer for billing purposes.

 
5.
A ____________________ is a pre-defined cloud-based platform comprised of a set of already installed IT resources that can be used and customized by a cloud consumer.
6.
A ___________________ is an IT resource that contains mapping logic capable of performing runtime transformation to enable communication between a cloud service and different types of cloud service consumers.
7.
Which of the following is an IT resource that can be provided in a ready-made environment?
8.
A ___________________ is a mechanism used to temporarily persist certain types of data as an alternative to caching the data in memory.
9.
A hypervisor can independently manage and monitor the virtualization of multiple virtual servers, and is therefore associated with the __________________ mechanism.
10.
Which of the following cloud computing mechanisms helps enable on-demand usage by allowing cloud services to be configured to support higher usage thresholds automatically, and within pre- defined parameters?